“Don’t Fall for That Trap”: Aged 75, Arnold Schwarzenegger Shares a Simple Mindful Trick to Avoid Being “Grumpy Old Man”

In the realm of bodybuilding, seven-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger needs no introduction. The Austrian Oak is a huge fitness fanatic, despite having abandoned his bodybuilding ambitions in favor of a prolific acting career. He has repeatedly shown that aging has no effect on physical fitness. The Pump Daily is his approach to making sure his followers are aware of the value of exercise and motivated to make positive changes toward a healthy lifestyle. Nonetheless, Schwarzenegger was intrigued by this particular post on Reddit and felt compelled to provide a response.

The Terminator actor likes to engage himself with his fan base in Q&As to motivate individuals to be in shape and has his sparked his attention to a fan query in his daily newsletter, The Pump Daily.

Arnold Schwarzenegger avoids being the Grumpy Gus

u/ctr1ckz of Reddit first posed the question. The user stated that feeling burned out from the daily grind was the root of their issue, and they asked a series of related questions to highlight the same. The questioner was interested in how the legend at 75 stays cheerful. The legend begins his response by describing how, in his 70s, his schedule was jam-packed with various activities and how life constantly barraged him with new challenges. The bodybuilder, however, found that meditation really aided him in this process.

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At some point, he abandoned meditation in favor of his regular exercise regime. Being a “grumpy old man,” in Schwarzenegger’s opinion, is not an ideal to live by. He explains it further in his newsletter, saying, “I think I stay full of joy because I don’t go finding things to get mad about. Today everybody is on social media looking for a reason to be mad. I don’t fall for that trap.

“I was just with a friend who was a little bit upset at someone’s supplement company having shyster-ish claims. I said, ‘What do you care? All we can focus is making ourselves and the world around us better, so that guy sells something we don’t like, who cares?'”

Grueling workout sessions that gave the Austrian Oak a Zeus-like physique!

The Austrian’s dedication to living a healthy life is unmatched. Since he used to work out at the local gym even when it was closed, he had incredible self-control that most gym-goers lack. The athlete often divided his training week into two halves. Chest, back, legs, calves, and forearms on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Every other week on Tuesdays and Saturdays, he worked on his biceps, triceps, shoulders, calves, forearms, and abs.

His regimen looked somewhat like this:

• Bench presses, cable crossovers, flat bench flies, dumbbell pullovers, incline bench presses, and dips made up his chest workout.
• Wide-grip chin-ups, pulley rows, T-bar rows, straight-leg deadlifts, and one-arm dumbbell rows were all part of his back workout program.
• Leg presses, leg curls, barbell lunges, leg extensions, and squats made up the bulk of his leg workout.
• He did standing calf lifts, seated calf raises, and single-leg calf raises as part of his calf program (with weights).
• Wrist curls, reverse barbell curls, and the Wright roller machine made up the bulk of his forearm workouts.
• He did seated barbell presses, lateral rises, rear delt lateral raises, and cable lateral raises as part of his shoulder program.
• He did barbell curls, seated dumbbell curls, and dumbbell concentration curls to work his biceps.
• Close-grip bench presses, push-downs, barbell French presses, and one-arm dumbbell triceps extensions made up the bulk of his regimen.

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Rome wasn’t built in one day. And Arnold Schwarzenegger is a testament to that. Even today, the legend, through his daily newsletter, still takes the time to address his community.